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Accidents will happen?: Unintentional injury, maternal employment, and child care policy
Currie, Janet, 2001
(JCPR Working Paper No. 268). Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.

A paper on the impact of selected child care regulations on the risk of injury for children in formal child care settings using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) and the Vital Statistics Detail Mortality (VSDM).

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Blurring the boundaries: Local collaborations among Head Start, preschool, and child care programs
Sandfort, Jodi R., 2001
Policy & Practice of Public Human Services, 59(1), 18-23

A discussion of trends in the partnerships between local Head Start, child care and other early childhood education and care programs, with strategies for using public policy to facilitate the creation of local partnerships

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Building quality and supporting expansion of after-school projects: Evaluation results from the TASC after-school program’s second year
Reisner, Elizabeth R., 26 February, 2001
New York: The After-School Corporation.

An evaluation of the after school programs implemented in by The After-School Corporation (TASC) at schools in New York State, including information on recruitment and retention of student participants and staff, building relationships with the school and community, use of financial, space, and other resources, and curricula, activities, and services offered by the programs

Reports & Papers


Building quality and supporting expansion of after-school projects: Evaluation results from the TASC after-school program’s second year [Executive summary]
Reisner, Elizabeth R., 26 February, 2001
New York: The After-School Corporation.

A summary of an evaluation of the after school programs implemented in by The After-School Corporation (TASC) at schools in New York State, including information on recruitment and retention of student participants and staff, building relationships with the school and community, use of financial, space, and other resources, and curricula, activities, and services offered by the programs

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Child care and common communicable illnesses: Results from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 155(4), 481-488

An examination of the relationship between experiences in child care and communicable illnesses (gastrointestinal tract illness, upper respiratory tract infection, and ear infections or otitis media) through a child's first 3 years of life, and an investigation of the relationship between the increased frequency of these illnesses and language development, school readiness, and behavior problems

Reports & Papers


Child Care Health Consultant Project: Child care provider survey
Cole, Patricia S., 2001
Bloomington: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community. (No longer accessible as of April 16, 2013).

Findings from a survey of Indiana child care providers, in registered ministries and licensed child care centers and homes, on the current sources of their health and safety training and the importance of child care health consultant services

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Child care in Oklahoma: The Reaching for the Stars Program
Herrerias, Catalina, 2001
Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, 29(1), 47-64

A history and discussion of child care affordability, accessibility, and quality in Oklahama, with a description of the Reaching for the Stars Program, a child care quality and accessibility initiative.

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Child care in rural and remote areas: Small long day care centre viability
Australia. Department of Family and Community Services, 2001
Canberra: Australia, Department of Family and Community Services.

A study of factors that enable child care centers to succeed financially in rural Australia, conducted to help increase child care access and availability for families living in these areas

Reports & Papers


Child care in rural and remote areas: Small long day centre viability [Executive summary]
Australia. Department of Family and Community Services, 2001
Canberra: Australia, Department of Family and Community Services.

A summary of a study of factors that enable child care centers to succeed financially in rural Australia, conducted to help increase child care access and availability for families living in these areas

Executive Summary


The context of early childhood collaboration: A comparison of New York and Virginia
Sandfort, Jodi R., 2001
Lynchburg, VA: Lynchburg College, School of Business and Economics.

A brief report comparing the early childhood policy and programming in two states, highlighting how particular state policy contexts impact the collaborations between Head Start, prekindergarten, preschool and child care programs

Fact Sheets & Briefs


The determinants and consequences of child care subsidy receipt by low-income families
Blau, David M., 2001
In B. Meyer & G. Duncan (Eds.), The incentives of government programs and the well-being of families. Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.

An analysis of the determinants of child care subsidy receipt and the effects of subsidy receipt on employment using the 1997 National Survey of America's Families

Reports & Papers


Early care for infants and toddlers: Examining the broader impacts of universal prekindergarten [Executive summary]
Lekies, Kristi, 2001
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.

A summary of an exploration of the dynamic between New York State’s universal pre-kindergarten program and community-based services for services to infants and toddlers

Executive Summary


Early childhood education and care (ECEC): Cross-national variation in service organization and financing
Meyers, Marcia K., 2001
New York: Columbia University, Institute for Child and Family Policy.

An international comparison of funding methods and the delivery of early childhood education and care services, based on data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) on Australia, Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United States

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Early childhood education in Virginia
Selden, Sally C., 2001
Lynchburg, VA: Lynchburg College, School of Business and Economics.

An overview of Virginia’s approach to early childhood education and care, with a focus on the preschool initiative, Head Start, and provider partnerships

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Early effects of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program
Minkovitz, Cynthia Schaffer, 2001
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 155(4), 470-479

An evaluation of the implementation and effects of The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program for children aged 2 to 4, focusing on services received, satisfaction with services, and parent practices

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Early Head Start and child care partnerships: Working together to serve infants, toddlers, and their families
Buell, Martha J., 2001
Young Children, 56(3), 7-12

A description of strategies for formal partnership between community-based child care and Early Head Start programs in Delaware

Reports & Papers


Evaluation of the TASC After-School Program: Summary of year 2 findings regarding principals
The After-School Corporation, March, 2001
New York: The After-School Corporation.

A survey of principals partering with The After School Corporation (TASC) to determine their goals for after school programs in their schools and their satisfaction with TASC programming after the corporation’s second year of partnership with schools in New York City

Reports & Papers


A fragile foundation: State child care assistance policies
Schulman, Karen, 2001
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012).

A report on state-level child care assistance policies and changes that have occurred between 1995 and 2001, examining the impact of policies on families' access to care and child care choices.

Reports & Papers


A fragile foundation: State child care assistance policies: Executive summary
Schulman, Karen, 2001
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund.

A summary of state level child care subsidy policies and policy changes between 1995 and 2001 and the effects of policies on low-income families' access to care.

Executive Summary


A guide to successful public-private partnerships for out-of-school time and community school initiatives
Deich, Sharon G., 2001
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

A guide for policy makers, program leaders, and system-building advocates on how to create out-of-school time and community school (OST/CS) initiatives through the utilization of public-private partnerships

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Historical perspectives on early childhood care and education in New York State
Mitchell, Anne W., 2001
Albany, NY: Winning Beginning NY.

A historical overview of early childhood education and care in New York State from 1820 until the present, and its implications on the instatement of public policies regarding the universal provision of services

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Interaction and the development of communication in the under twos: Issues for practitioners working with young children in groups
Jarvis, Joy, 2001
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 21(2), 129-138

A study on the influence of adult-child interactions on the development of children’s communicative skills in a small group setting, based on a case study of a family with twins from birth until two years old

Reports & Papers


Macro changes in public childcare provision, parental leave, and women's employment: An international comparison
van Dijk, Liset, 2001
In L. van Dijk & T. van der Lippe (Eds.), Women's employment in a comparative perspective (pp. 37-58). New York: Aldine de Gruyter

A study of the links between maternal employment and the availability of child care services, as compared between Eastern European and Western countries

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Making it a reality: An infrastructure to attain high-quality child care
Smith, Linda K., 2001
Young Children, 56(3), 78-85

A discussion of creating a national strategy to ensure high quality child care

Other


Making schools work for low-income families in the 21st century
Goldenberg, Claude, 2001
In S. B. Neuman & D. K. Dickinson (Eds.), Handbook of early literacy research (Vol. 1, pp. 211-231). New York: Guilford Press

An examination of the United States educational system's ability to meet three of the National Education Goals by 2000, school readiness, student achievement and citizenship, and parent involvement, for children from low-income families

Other


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